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Rockrose Development has secured the final air rights necessary to build the first tower in its 1.6 million-square-foot Hudson Yards master plan. The firm paid $20.5 million for over 139,000 square feet of air rights from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, ...

While Amazon’s decision to build its new HQ2 campus around Anable Basin along the East River in Long Island City has dominated the headlines, the neighborhood’s economic development organization has undergone a transition in leadership as it prepares for a ...

Brooklyn based ‘Daly Pie’ has opened a pop-up shop at 27-20 Jackson Avenue. That space was previously home to another pop up, Ice and Vice, which closed earlier in the year after a summer run. The space is owned by Rockrose. Daly ...

In November, we checked in at Rockrose’s newest Court Square project at 43-12 Hunter Street and saw that construction was two floors from topping out. When we stopped by last week, we saw that construction has now officially topped out, as ...

Amid the news about Amazon’s HQ2 announcement—the e-commerce giant chose New York’s Long Island City and northern Virginia’s Crystal City as the victors of its nationwide search—there’s the question of who in the real estate world is jumping for joy ...

When I was first going to Long Island City, 20 years ago, people would ask, ‘Will you be back tonight?’ ” says Amanda Burden, who directed city planning under Mayor Bloomberg and is at least partly responsible for the startling ...

New York City has a long, storied tradition of families shaping its skyline. Family-run businesses like the LeFrak Organization, Tishman Speyer, Rudin Management and the Durst Organization are local legends, known for taking on major development projects and holding on ...

NEW YORK (FOX 5 NEWS) - Whichever way you turn in Long Island City, avoiding the sight of construction is nearly impossible. "A sense of place is what makes people actually want to live somewhere," said Justin Elghanayan, the president ...

iPark opens at 43-25 Hunter Street iPark has opened at Rockrose's Hayden building at 43-25 Hunter Street. Signage appeared on the street earlier in the week, as seen in the photo below. Earlier in the month, construction crews did a ...

Economic consulting firm Bates White LLC will shift its D.C. headquarters within the central business district early next year from Franklin Square to the newly expanded and renovated Alexander Court. The national firm, which has called 1300 Eye St. NW ...